项目管理 Shandong University Master Program of Project Management What is the program about? International Master of Project Management (IMPM) program is based on the Shandong University s motto - Reserve talents for the world and seek the prosperity for the nation and in response to the call of the state Belt and Road Initiative and Go Global strategy. This program focuses on promoting the education exchange between China and countries along the Belt and Road, cultivating local professional talents of project management for International Enterprises in developing counties, and providing higher education and development opportunities to the young people by combining internationalized and standardized Project Management education system and Chinese traditional culture. Major courses include: Engineering Economics, Introduction to Project Management, Project Planning and Control, Project Procurement & Project Governance, Project Risk Management, Project Feasibility Study and Post-Evaluation, Project Human Resource and Communication, Project Investment and Financing Management, Essentials of PMBOK Framework, etc. How long does the program last? The two-year master s program will be fully taught in English. Upon the completion of the program, graduates will earn a Master Degree of Engineering issued by Shandong University, recognized by the Ministry of Education of the People s Republic of China. Who is eligible to apply? Applicants should have a bachelor s degree. While professional experience such as employment or professional qualifications are not essential, these are taken into consideration when awarding scholarships. Successful scholarship candidates tend to have considerable relevant industrial experience as well as vocational or professional qualifications. How to Graduate? Credit Requirements The total credits for the program are no less than 38 (16 study hours per credit), of which no less than 28 credits are for required (core) courses. Thesis Requirements Students should undertake original research through the submission of a master s
thesis. Students are required to work closely with their supervisor to define a focused topic and conduct detailed research. They begin this process from the beginning by developing the necessary skills to formulate a research proposal. Topics for the thesis are confirmed during Semester 3, either internally through the guidance or proposals from academic staff, or externally through an Associate Partner or industrial contacts. The thesis should be submitted on time and defended during Semester 4. Program Courses: Category Semester Course Name Credits Study Hours Required Courses Elective Courses 1 Engineering Economics 2 32 1 Introduction to Project Management 2 32 1 Project Planning and Control 2 32 1 Project Procurement & Project Governance 2 32 1 Project Risk Management 2 32 2 Project Feasibility Study and Post-Evaluation 2 32 2 Project Human Resource and Communication 2 32 1 Chinese Language 2 32 1 China Survey 2 32 2 Mid-term Screening and Thesis Proposal 1 16 2 Cutting-edge Lectures 1 16 3-4 Professional Practice 8 128 2 Project Investment and Financing Management 2 32 1 Essentials of PMBOK Framework 2 32 2 Entrepreneurial Management 2 32 2 China Tourism and Gastronomy 2 32 2 Tourism Cultural Studies 2 32 Core Courses: Engineering Economics This is a course to introduce the correlations between technology and economics for the purposes of realizing the best allocation of project resources and the balance between technology and economics. Topic include (but are not limited to) the basic theory and methods of the project evaluation and its application, the contents of the project feasibility study. The objective is to prepare students to be able to master the engineering economic evaluation criteria and evaluation methods. On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate mastery of the basic principles and methods of engineering economics, including the project program comparability principle, the time value capital, optimization principles, economic effect evaluation and preferential methods, project financial evaluation methods, and project risk analysis, etc. 2. Apply basic engineering economic principles and methods to technical and economic analysis, evaluation, and improve the scientific level of investment decision-making and project management.
Introduction to Project Management This course is a professional course for the students majoring in Project Management. Topics include the knowledge, theory, tools, and application of project management. The objective is to prepare students to be able to master basic theories and knowledge of project management. On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate mastery of the Nine Major knowledge Areas in PMBOK. 2. Have a better understanding of the basic problems of China s project management practices. Project Feasibility Study and Post Evaluation This course implements comprehensive evaluation of a project through technique, economy, society, etc. It is primarily used for project decision-making and approval. The objective is to prepare students to be able to understand the principle and main contents, of feasibility study. On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate mastery of procedures and skills of project approval. 2. Demonstrate mastery of the skills to undertake project feasibility study, as well as the skills of demonstrating feasibility study reports. Project Planning and Control Project planning and control is a required professional course for the students majoring in Project Management. Topics include planning, balance and optimization of project schedule, cost and quality, and the effective control of project plan. The objective is to prepare students to be able to understand the planning and control of project management. On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate mastery of basic concept related to planning and control of project. 2. Demonstrate mastery of schedule, cost, and resource planning and control. 3. Possess the abilities to analyze and solve project management problems, as well as the practical operational ability in applying management software. Project Human Resource and Communication This course aims to enable students to get the idea of project human resource management, and master the characteristics and basic skills of project human resource management. Topic include (but are not limited to) the coordination of the benefits of stakeholders, the performance assessment and improvement. The objective is to prepare students to be able to master related theories and methods of project human resource. On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Master the features of human resource at different stages of project life cycle as well as the contents of human resource management. 2. Apply the basic principles and methods learned to reasonably and efficiently handle problems involved with project human resource management. Project Investment and Financing Management This is a professional course for students majoring in project management. Topics include (but are not limited to) the project investing and financing methods and modes. It plays an important role in determining the investing structure and financing methods of project, and in controlling the capital cost and risk. The objective is to prepare students to be able to master the evaluation methods of project investment and the basic theories and methods of project investment and financing. On completion of
this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate mastery of the financing channels, methods and skills in project investment. 2. Understand the features and application scope of various project financing modes. 3. Design investing and financing scheme. Project Risk Management This course mainly focuses on the problems of risk management in project. Topics include (but are not limited to) risk planning, identification, evaluation, response and monitoring, etc., both from a qualitative and quantitative point of view. The objective is to prepare students to be able to understand the impacts of uncertain factors in the project. On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate mastery of the overall procedures and steps of risk management. 2. Grasp the tools and methods often being used in project risk management. 3. Identify, evaluate, monitor, and response to project risk. Scholarships Ministry of Education, Ministry of Commerce and some enterprises have provided various scholarships for international students to apply, which would help the students continue their further study. A list of scholarships for prospective and current students can be found at http://www.istudy.sdu.edu.cn/en/?c=content&a=list&catid=87. Highlights of the Program Degree Accreditation In 2010, Shandong University got the authentication by International Project Management Association (IPMA) and became one of the partner universities of its Project Management Professional certification (IPMP). In 2013, the BSc Project Management and MSc Project Management of School of Management are accredited by Global Accreditation Center (GAC) for Project Management Education Programs, which is initiated by Project Management Institute (PMI). Up to now, only about 40 universities in the world have got this accreditation. Standardized Curriculum System As a third party authority for authenticating the curriculum plan of the project management degree on a global scale, in 2001, PMI-GAC was founded and aimed to promote the development and the curriculum establishment of excellent and professional teaching programs on project management. It guarantees the quality of the degree education on project management, assisting universities to improve the curriculum plan on project management of the degree education so as to promote the education and the career development on project management. Besides, PMI-GAC has strict and objective assessment system and process on the degree project of project management. In a word, the project management education established by the
School of Management at Shandong University has corresponded with the advanced international education level. International and Qualified Teachers Teachers responsible for the project management program of the School of Management comprise scholars and professors who have studied abroad such as the United States, UK, Japan, and Switzerland. In addition, the School of Management has international teacher resources organized by famous university professors from UK, Italy, Australia, Germany, Korea, Hongkong, South Africa, etc. These professors include Professor Rodney Turner, the ex-president of the International Project Management Association and the Chief Editor of International Journal of Project Management, etc. Cooperation between University and Enterprises The School of Management at Shandong University has abundant home and abroad schoolfellow enterprises and has established broad cooperative network with these enterprises. A large number of graduates are engaged as senior executives in these home and abroad large enterprises whose businesses are expanded in China and some developing countries such as Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc. Therefore, theses enterprises can provide a lot of opportunities for international students of project management to practice, visit and work. The cooperative enterprises for providing overseas students with internship bases and scholarship not only include some government enterprises like China State Construction Engineering Corporation, China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, China Railway Construction Engineering Group, Power Construction Corporation of China, Inspur, Shandong Gold Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Hi-speed Group Co., Ltd., but also consist of some famous foreign invested enterprises and private enterprises such as Kerui Group Corporation and CP Group. Integration of Cross-cultural Disciplines For the setting of training objectives and curriculums, this program has made full use of the historical and cultural status of Shandong Province and the disciplinary advantage of literature and history in Shandong University, combining Traditional Chinese Learning and western modern management techniques via some courses such as cross-cultural communication. Therefore, it has formed a unique training mode at the international level. Besides, in order to provide the students with various favorable conditions to become international top-level talents, the school and the university have carried out abundant student activities and language teaching with characteristics of Chinese traditional culture. Professor Name List Rodney Turner Professor of Project Management at the SKEMA Business School, Lille France Visiting Professor at Henley Business School Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
Editor of International Journal of Project Management Vice President, Honorary Fellow and former chairman of the UK s Association for Project Management Former President and Chairman of the International Project Management Association Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Leon Pretorius Professor, Department of Engineering and Technology Management, Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa Member of the editorial board of R&D Journal of SAIMechE as well as of the editorial advisory board of the SA Jnl of Industrial Engineering Registered Pr.Eng with ECSA. Honorary Fellow SAIMechE. Member ASME Member IEEE Member SAIIE Member of ASME. In USA Member SA Institution Industrial Eng. Member of SA Adademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (SA Academy for Science and Arts) The South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering Richard Fellows Professor, Loughborough University Visiting Professor, the University of Hong Kong Dissertation Tutor, Cambridge University Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Quantity Surveying and Construction Business Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Construction Marketing Member of the Editorial Board, RICS Research Papers Series Member of the Editorial Board, Construction Information Quarterly Member of the Editorial Board of Construction Management and Economics Frank Schultmann Professor and Director of Project Management, University of Adelaide, Entrepreneurship, Commercialization and Innovation Centre (ECIC) Member of the Editorial Board Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, published by Emerald Chair of the Advisory Committee of the CIB Working Commission 116 Smart and Sustainable Built Environments Representative of the German Society of Operations Research (GOR) for The Association of
European Operational Research Societies (EURO) Member of accreditation agency ASIIN and representative of universities in the Technical Committee Industrial Engineering Member of the Advisory Council of the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB) Antonio Calabrese Associate Professor, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Director of the Master in Strategic Project Management (European) (post-graduate Specializing Master offered jointly by Politecnico di Milano, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and Umea University, Sweden, 90 ECTS and 16 months worth program funded within the Erasmus Mundus framework by the EU Commission), MIP Graduate School of Business Director of the Master in Project Management (post-graduate Specializing Master of Politecnico di Milano, 60 ECTS, 16 months), MIP Graduate School of Business Director of MBA & Executive MBA programmes, MIP Graduate School of Business Member of the IPMA Italy board (International Project Management Association - Italy) Member of ANIMP (Italian Association of Industrial Plants, national member of IPMA) and member of the Training courses Committee Reviewer and member of the Scientific Committee ICEC 2014 IX World Congress, Milan, Italy Member of the editorial board of the national journal Impiantistica Italiana (Industrial plants), Italy Member of the scientific committee of the national journal L Industria Meccanica (Mechanical Industries), Italy Zhang Xueqing Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Member, American Society of Civil Engineers Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Executive Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Hong Kong Branch Member, Board of Examination, Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction,
published by the International Association for Sustainable Development and Management, Canada Editor, International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, Published by World Academic Press, World Academic Union, England, UK President, International Association for Sustainable Development and Management, Canada Ding Ronggui Professor, School of Management, Shandong University Director of Project Management Institute, Shandong University Vice president of Beijing Project Management Association IPMA Award Assessor Member, PMI Global Accreditation Committee for Project Management Education Programs (GAC) in China Chief Management Expert of Project Management Review Xue Yan Professor, Peking University Visiting professor, Cambridge University Former vice president of the International Project Management Association Vice director of Project Management Research Committee China Fees Registration Fee: 400 RMB Tuition: 123000RMB Medical Insurance: 800RMB/year Online Application Online Application System is available for prospective international students. Please enter www.apply.sdu.edu.cn for submitting application and tracking application status. Contact Information School of Management, Shandong University B512, Zhixin Building, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan, P.R.China Post code: 250100 Tel: +86-531-88366355 Fax: +86-531-88564335 Email: impm@sdu.edu.cn Contact:Ms Wang